ON NORTH KOREA

October 30, 2018

As part of its August 2018 "Knowing North Korea" conference, NCNK co-hosted an event with the Library of Congress exploring different ways of conducting historical research on North Korea through primary sources. Video of the event is now available ... | Read More

June 19, 2017

January 3, 2017

In Kim Jong Un's annual New Year's address, he re-emphasized themes from the May 2016 Workers' Party Congress, discussed military and economic policy, and referenced the widespread protests that have taken place in South Korea. ... | Read More

March 14, 2016

The DPRK Foreign Ministry’s Institute for American Studies has recently released an essay calling for the replacement of the Armistice Agreement with a peace agreement between North Korea and the United States. The North Korean call for a peace treaty is not new, and was re-emphasized last fall. However, this essay provides some additional detail on the North Korean stance on proposed peace talks. ... | Read More